Montréal or Vaudreuil-Dorion: comparison for buyers
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Median prices
| Montréal | Vaudreuil-Dorion |
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| Single-family home |
$812,0001,002 sales · +2% year over year
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$620,25094 sales · +2% year over year
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| Condo |
$477,0001,728 sales · stable year over year
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$369,00040 sales · +2% year over year
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| Plex (2 to 5 units) |
$902,500614 sales · +3% year over year
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—No published median
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Median price = half of the properties sold for less, the other half for more. The price of a specific property varies.
Source: Centris, Q3 2026 (July to September).
Montréal: Island of Montréal. Median prices and change compared with the same quarter of 2025. (Centris – Island of Montréal statistics)
Vaudreuil-Dorion: City of Vaudreuil-Dorion. Median prices and change compared with the same quarter of 2025. Too few plexes sold for a median price to be published. (Centris – Vaudreuil-Dorion statistics)
At a glance
Montréal
- Population (2021 census)
- 1,762,949 residents
- Renter households (Island of Montréal)
- About 60%
- Boroughs
- 19
Vaudreuil-Dorion
- Population (2021 census)
- 43,268 residents (+13.5% since 2016)
- exo train stations
- Vaudreuil and Dorion (Vaudreuil–Hudson line)
- Highways
- A-20, A-30 and A-40
Transit
MontréalThe metro has 4 lines and 68 stations. The REM serves the South Shore (since 2023), Deux-Montagnes (since November 2025) and the West Island (since May 2026); the airport branch is planned by the end of 2027. Five exo train lines connect Montréal to the suburbs (Vaudreuil–Hudson, Saint-Jérôme, Mont-Saint-Hilaire, Candiac and Mascouche).
Vaudreuil-DorionThe exo Vaudreuil–Hudson line serves the Vaudreuil and Dorion stations to Lucien-L’Allier station, downtown; according to exo, the trip takes about 55 minutes from Dorion. Departures are mostly at weekday rush hours. exo buses leave from the Vaudreuil terminus, including connections to the REM, and highways 20, 30 and 40 meet in the city.
Education
MontréalMcGill University, Université de Montréal, UQAM, Concordia University, HEC Montréal, Polytechnique Montréal, ÉTS.
Vaudreuil-DorionCentre de services scolaire des Trois-Lacs (including École secondaire de la Cité-des-Jeunes) and Lester B. Pearson School Board for English-language education. Cégep de Valleyfield has a study centre in Vaudreuil-Dorion.
Health
MontréalCHUM, McGill University Health Centre, CHU Sainte-Justine, Jewish General Hospital, Hôpital du Sacré-Cœur, Hôpital Maisonneuve-Rosemont.
Vaudreuil-DorionThe future Hôpital de Vaudreuil-Soulanges (404 beds) is scheduled to open gradually starting in summer 2028. Until then, the region’s hospital is Hôpital du Suroît, in Salaberry-de-Valleyfield.
Welcome tax
MontréalMontréal applies additional brackets for properties over $1.1M, up to 4% above $3,113,000.
Vaudreuil-DorionIn 2026, Vaudreuil-Dorion applies 1.5% from $315,000 to $619,300, then 3% on the portion of the price above $619,300 (rates as of October 2026, for information only). The City also offers a free inspection program to reduce the risk of sewer backups for buildings affected since 2023.
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